Ennis, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°22′33″N 81°23′34″W / 37.37583°N 81.39278°W / 37.37583; -81.39278
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Ennis
Abandoned elementary school
Abandoned elementary school
Ennis is located in West Virginia
Ennis
Ennis
Location within the state of West Virginia
Ennis is located in the United States
Ennis
Ennis
Ennis (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°22′33″N 81°23′34″W / 37.37583°N 81.39278°W / 37.37583; -81.39278
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMcDowell
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1554404[1]

Ennis is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Ennis lies on U.S. Route 52, west of Switchback.

The community most likely was named after a local family.[2] The town of Ennis was named after Joanna Ennis McQuail, wife of coal operator William Mcquail. The McQuail family owned Ennis Coal Company as well as Turkey Gap Coal Company (source, Helen McQuail, great grand daughter of William and Joanna McQuail)

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ennis, West Virginia
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 231.